Movies like EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration (1982)
The best movies like EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration (1982) are Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square (2020), iParty with Victorious (2011) and Spin (2021). If EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration hooked you with its family and music, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedDescendants 3 (2019)7.7/10 from 1,674 votes
- NewestSaurus City (2025)Released 2025
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square (2020)
A rich and nasty woman returns to her hometown to evict everyone but discovers the true meaning of Christmas thanks to the local townsfolk – and an actual angel. Features 14 original songs with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisiParty with Victorious (2011)
Carly discovers her boyfriend Steven Carson has been cheating on her with Tori Vega, so the gang flies out to Los Angeles where they meet Tori and the gang from Hollywood Arts. They attend a party hosted by Kenan Thompson where Carly and Tori realize Steven was dating them both and therefore cheating on them at the same time, so they plot payback on him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & music
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSpin (2021)
Rhea discovers her passion for creating DJ mixes that blend the rich textures of her South Asian culture and the world around her. Her life revolves around her eclectic group of friends, her after-school coding club, her family’s Indian restaurant and her tight-knit, multigenerational family. Everything changes when she falls for aspiring DJ Max, and her long-lost fervor for music is re-ignited. Rhea discovers that she has a natural gift for creating beats and producing music but must find the courage to follow her true inner talent.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLet It Shine (2012)
A teenage rapper must use his musical talent to help a friend and win the girl of his dreams while overcoming self-doubt and the expectations of his strict religious parents.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & music
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDescendants 3 (2019)
The teenagers of Disney's most infamous villains return to the Isle of the Lost to recruit a new batch of villainous offspring to join them at Auradon Prep.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTo Grandmother's House We Go (1992)
When precocious twins Sarah and Julie feel like Mom is tired of them, they take off on an exciting adventure to their grandmother's house and encounter a pair of villains along the way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEscape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (2017)
Can twelve 12-year-olds escape from the most ridiculously brilliant library ever created? Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library plunks a dozen sixth-graders into the middle of a futuristic library for a night of nonstop fun and adventure.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSneakerella (2022)
When El, an aspiring sneaker designer from Queens, meets Kira King, the fiercely independent daughter of legendary basketball star and sneaker tycoon Darius King, sparks fly as the two bond over their mutual affinity for sneakers. With a little nudge from his best friend and a sprinkle of Fairy Godfather magic, El finds the courage to use his talent to pursue his dream of becoming a ‘legit’ sneaker designer in the industry.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisJohn Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch (2019)
John Mulaney and his kid pals tackle existential topics for all ages with catchy songs, comedy sketches and special guests in a nostalgic variety special.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & music
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBlue's Big City Adventure (2022)
When Josh gets the opportunity of a lifetime to audition for Rainbow Puppy’s Broadway musical, Josh and Blue skidoo to NYC for the very first time where they meet new friends and discover the magic of music, dance, and following one’s dreams.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & music
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Little Mermaid Live! (2019)
Live musical performances by a star-studded cast will be interwoven into the broadcast of the animated classic.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDavid Blaine: Real or Magic (2013)
David Blaine's signature brand of street magic mystifies the most recognisable celebrities in the world, such as Jamie Foxx, Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Ricky Gervais, Katy Perry, Woody Allen, and Robert DeNiro, to name a few. He goes to the homes of Kanye West and Harrison Ford, Will Smith and Olivia Wilde. He pays a visit to Stephen Hawking at his office in Cambridge University. Blaine also travels the world, astonishing people from all walks of life with never-before seen, inconceivable magic.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIt Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown (1969)
At camp, the boys find themselves consistently losing games to the girls. But their fortunes may change when Snoopy assumes the role of The Masked Marvel, potentially turning the tide in their favor.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMake Mine Music (1946)
In the tradition of Fantasia, Make Mine Music is a glorious collection of musically charged animated shorts featuring such fun-filled favorites as "Peter and the Wolf", narrated by the beloved voice behind Winnie the Pooh. In addition you'll enjoy such classic cartoon hits as "Casey at the Bat," "The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met" and "Johnnie Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet."
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisLast Chance for Christmas (2015)
When Prancer injures his hoof Santa’s stable hand, John, must find a fill in to ensure Christmas deliveries go off without a hitch. His mission gets complicated when he discovers that Frankie, the perfect substitute reindeer, belongs to a precocious 8-year-old girl and her mother Annie. As he races to get Frankie up to the North Pole, he realizes that he’s actually falling in love with Annie and has to find a way to win her over and save Christmas at the same time.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
SnoozefestMovies like thisTom Thumb (1958)
A boy, no bigger than a thumb, manages to outwit two thieves determined to make a fortune from him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMickey's Tale of Two Witches (2021)
On Halloween, Mickey tells a tale of two witches-in-training, Minnie and Daisy, who must pass four tests to graduate from the With Academy in Happy Haunt Hills.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCasper Meets Wendy (1998)
When a warlock threatens Wendy the Good Little Witch, she and her aunts hide out at a resort where Casper the Ghost is vacationing with his uncles. Although Casper and Wendy are told ghosts and witches don't get along, the two are kindred spirits! This spooky family-friendly adventure finds Casper and Wendy bridging the ghost-witch divide to battle the warlock who is intent on destroying Wendy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
SnoozefestMovies like thisLet It Snow (2013)
A resort executive is sent to a newly purchased lodge in Maine with instructions to turn it in to an ultra-modern resort, and finds a charming, successful lodge loaded with holiday spirit. Will she stick with her boss’s plans to tear everything down or find a way to save what she has come to love? Stars Candace Cameron-Bure and Alan Thicke.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994)
Fred is cast as Ebenezer Scrooge in a stage adaption of the classic Christmas story, but is acting a bit stingy in real life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBarbie Birthday Party at Walt Disney World Epcot '94 (1994)
A promotional video celebrating the 1994 Barbie Show at Epcot and various Barbie products.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family
The Making of Me (1989)
Martin Short narrates the story of "his own" birth to explain the subjects of sex, conception, pregnancy and childbirth in an entertaining and educational way.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family
A Day at EPCOT Center (1991)
Your passport to the world! Rediscover the fascinating worlds of EPCOT Center in this entertaining souvenir videocassette. Travel again to the realms of human ideas, imagination and inventions in Future World. Revisit World Showcase, where North, South, East and West meet in an international celebration of cultures, climaxing in the extravaganza that is IllumiNations. Stunning photography captures the unique sights and sounds of EPCOT Center for you to thrill to again and again.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family
Pica-Pica Fiesta Party (2019)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDirty Dancing (1987)
Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly falling in love.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSaurus City (2025)
In a fantastical world where dinosaurs roam alongside humans, a grizzled retired knight is pulled back into action to help a young woman in distress, only to uncover a threat to the entire kingdom. Hunted by the vengeful Shrouded Knight and his monstrous creations, the aging warrior must risk everything to deliver the one thing that can save them all—a baby.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family
AKB48 Tandoku Concert ~Jabajatte Nani?~ (2018)
"AKB48 Tandoku Concert ~Jabajatte Nani?~" (AKB48単独コンサート〜ジャーバージャって何？〜) is AKB48's spring concert. The concert was held at Saitama Super Arena on April 1, 2018. It was the first concert with the new Teams since the AKB48 12th Anniversary Shuffle.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
BAND-MAID Online Okyu-Ji (Feb. 11, 2021) (2021)
Features BAND-MAID's online concert held on February 11, 2021 to replace the cancelled concert at Nippon Budokan. Includes additional five undistributed OKYU-JI performances (five songs).
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration?
The closest matches to EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration are Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square (2020), iParty with Victorious (2011) and Spin (2021). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration?
Start with Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square (2020), the closest match to EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration.
What is the highest-rated movie like EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration?
Descendants 3 (2019), rated 7.7/10 by 1,674 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration?
Saurus City (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration?
Yes: Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square (2020), iParty with Victorious (2011) and Spin (2021).
How are movies similar to EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.